Texas Elementary School Shooting: Live from Uvalde, Texas
A teenage gunman barricaded himself inside a classroom before killing at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school on May 24, marking the deadliest school shooting of the decade following the Sandy Hook massacre.
All of the victims were in the same fourth-grade classroom at Robb d’Uvalde Elementary School, about 80 miles west of San Antonio.
The gunman, who has been named Salvador Ramos, 18, was shot dead by an officer who arrived at the scene.
The gunman had no known criminal record or history of mental illness and “had not been significantly warned of his crime” other than posting “I’m going to shoot my grandmother” and “I’m going to shoot an elementary school” on Facebook. governor. Greg Abbott reported at a news conference Wednesday. A Meta spokesman said Ramos shared the plans in direct messages, not in public posts.
At least 12 children killed in the attack have been named by their families, including eight-year-old Uziyah Garcia and Eliahana “Elijah” Cruz Torres, Jailah Silguero, Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, Amerie Jo Garza, Makenna Lee Elrod, Xavier Javier. López, Jose Flores, Navaeh Brown, Annabell Guadalupe Rodríguez, Alithia Ramírez and Ellie Lugo, all 10 years old.
Two of the victims were Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia, both school teachers.
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Another sad anniversary: the assassination of George Floyd
The shooting in Uvalde took place just one day before the two-year anniversary of another shocking moment of violence in America: the assassination of George Floyd by police on May 25, 2020.
“As we mourn Uvalde’s children today, we should take the time to acknowledge that two years have passed since the assassination of George Floyd on the knees of a police officer,” former President Barack Obama wrote on Wednesday. Twitter. “His murder continues with all of us to this day, especially those who loved him.”
Josh Marcus May 26, 2022 1:20 p.m.
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Texas gunman’s mother Salvador Ramos breaks silence and says her son “wasn’t a violent person”
The mother of Texas gunman Salvador Ramos has broken her silence after the school attack that killed 19 students and two teachers and says her son “was not a violent person.”
Adriana Reyes told DailyMail.com she was “surprised” that the 18-year-old had shot and massacred 21 people at Robb d’Uvalde Primary School.
Mrs. Reyes, 39, spoke from the hospital bed of Celia Gonzalez, 66, who was shot in the face by her grandson before he committed one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. United.
“My son was not a violent person. I’m amazed at what he did, “he told reporters at a San Antonio hospital.
Graeme Massie has the details.
Josh Marcus May 26, 2022 12:59 AM
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Texas teenager arrested at school with gun and AR-15 toy one day after Uvalde shooting
Texas police arrested a boy in possession of an AK-47-style pistol and an AR-15-style toy rifle at school on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting in the state left 21 dead in a small town elementary school in Texas. Uvalde.
Police were called to the town of Richardson, a Dallas suburb, on Wednesday morning, according to reports of a man walking toward Berkner High School in what appeared to be a rifle.
“Within minutes of the call, numerous police officers from various units in the Richardson Police Department responded to Berkner High School and began an investigation and investigation into the incident,” he said. Richardson police in a statement on Facebook.
The teenager, whose identity has not been revealed due to his age, was inside the school, and his car contained “what looked like an AK-47 style pistol and a replica of the AR-15 “Orbeez rifle.
The young man was charged with unlawfully carrying weapons in an unarmed school zone, a state crime.
Josh Marcus follows this groundbreaking story.
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Even after another mass shooting, Democrats remain powerless
Do you think Democrats will introduce a new wave of gun reforms following Tuesday’s shooting in Uvalde?
This does not seem likely according to Washington DC correspondent Eric Garcia.
Senator Chuck Schumer plans to hold a vote on gun history legislation, but we know how that will unfold: All Democrats will vote for it, except Senators Joe Manchin and / or Kyrsten Sinema, and all Republicans. they will oppose it. And if the 50 Democrats support it, then Manchin and Ms. Sinema will obstruct any change in the obstruction to pass legislation with 50 votes plus Kamala Harris’ tiebreaker, which means the bill will effectively die.
Read his full column for our Voices section.
Josh Marcus May 26, 2022 12:15 p.m.
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Texas massacre underscores grim statistics: Armed violence is the leading cause of death among American children
In 2020, gun-related injuries outweighed car accidents as the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Between 2019 and 2020, the relative increase in gun-related child deaths, including homicide, suicide and unintentional shooting, was 29.5%, more than double the increase in the general population. This increase reflects 4,368 Americans under the age of 19 who died from armed violence in 2020.
In 2020, the most recent year for which these data are available, there were 19,384 gun homicides in the U.S., most since at least 1968, and another 24,000 people committed suicide with firearms. which increased the total number of deaths from firearms. more than 45,000.
Alex Woodward has the details.
Josh Marcus May 26, 2022 00:00
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Fox News’s angle on Uvalde: more weapons needed
Fox News personalities are echoing Conservative leaders and calling for arming teachers, school staff and others as a way to prevent mass shootings like Tuesday’s massacre in Texas.
Media Matters researcher Katherine Abughazaleh created a collection of 50 such solutions mentioned on the net since the shooting, many of them revolving around putting more guns in schools.
Josh Marcus May 25, 2022 11:45 p.m.
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Republicans call for arming teachers, more police in schools after the Uvalde shooting
Republicans offer a series of ideas in response to the deadly massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, primarily intended to make American schools high-security zones just like major banks or others. institutions.
While Democratic officials are loudly protesting the continuing inaction around the issue of property and widespread gun availability in America, Republicans argue, instead, that the conversation should focus on making schools be as difficult as possible to target violent acts.
John Bowden of The Independent reports from Washington:
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Nancy Pelosi urges Congress to act: “Your political survival is insignificant compared to the survival of American children.”
In a letter to fellow Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged members of Congress to renew their efforts to pass “strong, common-sense legislation on the prevention of gun violence.” the Texas massacre.
“Your political survival is negligible compared to the survival of American children,” he said.
President Pelosi said members of Congress are exploring new legislation, which is likely to move forward from the democratically controlled House of Representatives, but are facing severe obstacles in the Senate, noting that “similar measures have been shown. which became law to reduce the sale of dangerous weapons and save lives. “
“We can and should do it again,” he said. “We urge the bipartisan talks in the Senate to reach an agreement on legislation that can save lives and be acted upon soon. As we have repeatedly promised to the brave survivors of armed violence, we will never stop. until the job is done. “
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has noted that the upper house is unlikely to pass any legislation to combat the proliferation of firearms in the United States, but the Senate is likely to consider some gun-related amendments in the U.S. an internal terrorism bill that is being considered this week. .
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Everything we know about the gunman
Salvador Ramos, 18, was a student at Uvalde High School and lived in the small town 80 miles west of San Antonio. Here’s what we know:
Alex Woodward May 25, 2022 11:00 p.m.
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These are the victims of the Uvalde massacre
Fourth graders are looking forward to summer vacation. A “hero” teacher. Cousins. Girls who loved softball.
These are the two educators and 19 young children, most of them 10 years old, killed in Tuesday’s massacre:
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